The Cycle That Explains Why Societies Collapse | Build in public E187

All right. So, today’s video is going to All right. So, today’s video is going to All right. So, today’s video is going to be a bit more serious than normal. Uh be a bit more serious than normal. Uh be a bit more serious than normal. Uh because this week’s project is a bit because this week’s project is a bit because this week’s project is a bit more serious than than all all the more serious than than all all the more serious than than all all the projects I’ve done so far. Uh I have a projects I’ve done so far. Uh I have a projects I’ve done so far. Uh I have a rule. I don’t talk about politics. This rule. I don’t talk about politics. This rule. I don’t talk about politics. This week’s project is about politics, but week’s project is about politics, but week’s project is about politics, but like at a very macro level for all like at a very macro level for all like at a very macro level for all societies in the whole world throughout societies in the whole world throughout societies in the whole world throughout history. I’m not going to be going into history. I’m not going to be going into history. I’m not going to be going into the politics of one country, especially the politics of one country, especially the politics of one country, especially the US. That’s not my thing. I’m not um the US. That’s not my thing. I’m not um the US. That’s not my thing. I’m not um I’m not the person for that. And to be I’m not the person for that. And to be I’m not the person for that. And to be really blunt, my passion has always been really blunt, my passion has always been really blunt, my passion has always been geopolitics. geopolitics. geopolitics. So when I was in university, uh I was So when I was in university, uh I was So when I was in university, uh I was majoring in international relations with majoring in international relations with majoring in international relations with a minor in world history. I I care far a minor in world history. I I care far a minor in world history. I I care far more about the international stuff than more about the international stuff than more about the international stuff than one country’s politics, personally. one country’s politics, personally. one country’s politics, personally. But let’s get into it. This week’s But let’s get into it. This week’s But let’s get into it. This week’s project project project is anosis.info. is anosis.info. is anosis.info. This is going to be a little bit of a This is going to be a little bit of a This is going to be a little bit of a controversial one. Have seen people get controversial one. Have seen people get controversial one. Have seen people get kind of heated about this topic because kind of heated about this topic because kind of heated about this topic because especially nowadays politics is such a especially nowadays politics is such a especially nowadays politics is such a hot button topic. I tried something hot button topic. I tried something hot button topic. I tried something really new for this week. Uh I actually really new for this week. Uh I actually really new for this week. Uh I actually created a full video and animation from created a full video and animation from created a full video and animation from scratch. I’ve never done this before. I scratch. I’ve never done this before. I scratch. I’ve never done this before. I I don’t know what I’m doing. Took me so I don’t know what I’m doing. Took me so I don’t know what I’m doing. Took me so long to create this video. It’s It’s long to create this video. It’s It’s long to create this video. It’s It’s really short. It’s less than 4 minutes, really short. It’s less than 4 minutes, really short. It’s less than 4 minutes, but it took me 3 to 4 days, like full on but it took me 3 to 4 days, like full on but it took me 3 to 4 days, like full on to make it. It was actually a lot of to make it. It was actually a lot of to make it. It was actually a lot of hard work. This is very interesting to hard work. This is very interesting to hard work. This is very interesting to to do this. I did everything on this to do this. I did everything on this to do this. I did everything on this page. I made the website. I made the page. I made the website. I made the page. I made the website. I made the animation. Um I made the script. I like animation. Um I made the script. I like animation. Um I made the script. I like animated each part of it. Uh I wrote the animated each part of it. Uh I wrote the animated each part of it. Uh I wrote the script. I picked the voice to do the script. I picked the voice to do the script. I picked the voice to do the audio. I did the whole goddamn thing. I audio. I did the whole goddamn thing. I audio. I did the whole goddamn thing. I even made subtitles even made subtitles even made subtitles uh that actually are synced. I had to uh that actually are synced. I had to uh that actually are synced. I had to figure out a way how to make like synced figure out a way how to make like synced figure out a way how to make like synced subtitles. I worked really hard on this. subtitles. I worked really hard on this. subtitles. I worked really hard on this. Um so what what what is this? I’m going Um so what what what is this? I’m going Um so what what what is this? I’m going to briefly explain. I’m not going to to briefly explain. I’m not going to to briefly explain. I’m not going to play the animation. I’ll leave a link in play the animation. I’ll leave a link in play the animation. I’ll leave a link in the description. You could you can watch the description. You could you can watch the description. You could you can watch it if you want. But it’s very it if you want. But it’s very it if you want. But it’s very fascinating. I’m very very fascinated by fascinating. I’m very very fascinated by fascinating. I’m very very fascinated by this. I have lived abroad out of the this. I have lived abroad out of the this. I have lived abroad out of the United States for 10 years now. O over a United States for 10 years now. O over a United States for 10 years now. O over a decade. Uh quarter of my life. Half of decade. Uh quarter of my life. Half of decade. Uh quarter of my life. Half of all of my adult life I’ve lived abroad. all of my adult life I’ve lived abroad. all of my adult life I’ve lived abroad. I’ve had a lot of time to think about I’ve had a lot of time to think about I’ve had a lot of time to think about these things. And one thing I I these things. And one thing I I these things. And one thing I I discovered discovered discovered just in passing was this political just in passing was this political just in passing was this political theory from the ancient Greek theory from the ancient Greek theory from the ancient Greek philosophers. The the Greeks like really philosophers. The the Greeks like really philosophers. The the Greeks like really did invent everything. It’s pretty did invent everything. It’s pretty did invent everything. It’s pretty pretty interesting. They were really pretty interesting. They were really pretty interesting. They were really ahead of their time. And one philosopher ahead of their time. And one philosopher ahead of their time. And one philosopher he said that all societies he said that all societies he said that all societies throughout time in the future past and throughout time in the future past and throughout time in the future past and future will go through this cycle of future will go through this cycle of future will go through this cycle of political revolution and political political revolution and political political revolution and political upheaval all of them. And it’s a very upheaval all of them. And it’s a very upheaval all of them. And it’s a very interesting theory because a lot of interesting theory because a lot of interesting theory because a lot of people are like that’s archaic. It people are like that’s archaic. It people are like that’s archaic. It doesn’t hold up anymore. But I I doesn’t hold up anymore. But I I doesn’t hold up anymore. But I I actually disagree. I think this cycle actually disagree. I think this cycle actually disagree. I think this cycle continues even to this day. And I think continues even to this day. And I think continues even to this day. And I think one of humanity’s great endeavors is to one of humanity’s great endeavors is to one of humanity’s great endeavors is to like stop doing these cycles. We just like stop doing these cycles. We just like stop doing these cycles. We just get stuck in these long loops. There’s a get stuck in these long loops. There’s a get stuck in these long loops. There’s a lot of great uh books about this cycle lot of great uh books about this cycle lot of great uh books about this cycle and other cycles that people, you know, and other cycles that people, you know, and other cycles that people, you know, have these theories that we get stuck have these theories that we get stuck have these theories that we get stuck in. So what so what is this? So in. So what so what is this? So in. So what so what is this? So basically the the theory is you uh you basically the the theory is you uh you basically the the theory is you uh you start start start with turmoil. Um, a strong man comes, with turmoil. Um, a strong man comes, with turmoil. Um, a strong man comes, usually a man, sometimes a woman, but usually a man, sometimes a woman, but usually a man, sometimes a woman, but historically usually a man. A king historically usually a man. A king historically usually a man. A king becomes a king. Uh, there’s a strong becomes a king. Uh, there’s a strong becomes a king. Uh, there’s a strong ruler. They they uh bring authority, ruler. They they uh bring authority, ruler. They they uh bring authority, stability back to society. stability back to society. stability back to society. That that’s good for a while. They like That that’s good for a while. They like That that’s good for a while. They like the king. The king passes on the the king. The king passes on the the king. The king passes on the kingship, the monarchy to like their kingship, the monarchy to like their kingship, the monarchy to like their children and then their children. And children and then their children. And children and then their children. And what happens is they become little what happens is they become little what happens is they become little tyrants because well they’re monsters. tyrants because well they’re monsters. tyrants because well they’re monsters. They just were born with a silver spoon. They just were born with a silver spoon. They just were born with a silver spoon. They, you know, they just inherited this They, you know, they just inherited this They, you know, they just inherited this position. They’re monsters. They’re position. They’re monsters. They’re position. They’re monsters. They’re psychopaths. And then after that, psychopaths. And then after that, psychopaths. And then after that, society is destabilizes. society is destabilizes. society is destabilizes. The aristocracy comes in. A bunch of the The aristocracy comes in. A bunch of the The aristocracy comes in. A bunch of the rich elite and powerful people. They rich elite and powerful people. They rich elite and powerful people. They start to rule everything. They take start to rule everything. They take start to rule everything. They take over. things stabilize for a while. over. things stabilize for a while. over. things stabilize for a while. Their children and then their children Their children and then their children Their children and then their children and their children inherit uh running and their children inherit uh running and their children inherit uh running society. They run it into the ground society. They run it into the ground society. They run it into the ground again. That’s an oligarchy. So, it again. That’s an oligarchy. So, it again. That’s an oligarchy. So, it becomes an oligarchy. These like becomes an oligarchy. These like becomes an oligarchy. These like monsters, this group of tyrants run monsters, this group of tyrants run monsters, this group of tyrants run everything in the ground. Finally, we everything in the ground. Finally, we everything in the ground. Finally, we get to democracy. And de democracy is get to democracy. And de democracy is get to democracy. And de democracy is like the sweet spot. There’s, you know, like the sweet spot. There’s, you know, like the sweet spot. There’s, you know, it’s it’s ruled by the many. um that’s it’s it’s ruled by the many. um that’s it’s it’s ruled by the many. um that’s kind of the Goldilock zone of these kind of the Goldilock zone of these kind of the Goldilock zone of these political, you know, revolutions or political, you know, revolutions or political, you know, revolutions or cycles. And finally, there’s like it’s a cycles. And finally, there’s like it’s a cycles. And finally, there’s like it’s a bit more fair. It’s nicer for most most bit more fair. It’s nicer for most most bit more fair. It’s nicer for most most people. But then what happens again? The people. But then what happens again? The people. But then what happens again? The cycle continues. The children and the cycle continues. The children and the cycle continues. The children and the grandchildren and their grandchildren uh grandchildren and their grandchildren uh grandchildren and their grandchildren uh just inherit democracy. They don’t they just inherit democracy. They don’t they just inherit democracy. They don’t they no longer work for it. They no longer no longer work for it. They no longer no longer work for it. They no longer appreciate it. They just uh expect appreciate it. They just uh expect appreciate it. They just uh expect things. Institutions start to break things. Institutions start to break things. Institutions start to break down. Democracy is really hard and down. Democracy is really hard and down. Democracy is really hard and difficult to maintain and finally difficult to maintain and finally difficult to maintain and finally that breaks down into olocracy or mob that breaks down into olocracy or mob that breaks down into olocracy or mob rule. So things get divided. These big rule. So things get divided. These big rule. So things get divided. These big mobs form and they want you know they mobs form and they want you know they mobs form and they want you know they start demanding things and you start to start demanding things and you start to start demanding things and you start to head back to repeating the cycle and head back to repeating the cycle and head back to repeating the cycle and finally you just tip right back over and finally you just tip right back over and finally you just tip right back over and you’re back at the beginning. Things are you’re back at the beginning. Things are you’re back at the beginning. Things are so chaotic and crazy. You know, you’ve so chaotic and crazy. You know, you’ve so chaotic and crazy. You know, you’ve slipped from democracy back to a ruler. slipped from democracy back to a ruler. slipped from democracy back to a ruler. Things are so crazy and up. You Things are so crazy and up. You Things are so crazy and up. You need a strong ruler to just you just need a strong ruler to just you just need a strong ruler to just you just give up. You just just have someone come give up. You just just have someone come give up. You just just have someone come in, bring stability back. Let’s just in, bring stability back. Let’s just in, bring stability back. Let’s just have peace and stability. So, the the have peace and stability. So, the the have peace and stability. So, the the ancient Greeks, especially this guy, ancient Greeks, especially this guy, ancient Greeks, especially this guy, came up with this 2,000 years ago, and came up with this 2,000 years ago, and came up with this 2,000 years ago, and they’re like, “Humanity is just stuck in they’re like, “Humanity is just stuck in they’re like, “Humanity is just stuck in this loop, and this is going to happen this loop, and this is going to happen this loop, and this is going to happen now until forever. So, it’s a very now until forever. So, it’s a very now until forever. So, it’s a very interesting theory. Um, this has always interesting theory. Um, this has always interesting theory. Um, this has always stuck with me because I actually think stuck with me because I actually think stuck with me because I actually think that this is true, especially from that this is true, especially from that this is true, especially from looking at history. I’m really really looking at history. I’m really really looking at history. I’m really really into history. Always have been. And just into history. Always have been. And just into history. Always have been. And just you see this cycle endlessly repeat. And you see this cycle endlessly repeat. And you see this cycle endlessly repeat. And I really think even in the West that I really think even in the West that I really think even in the West that we’re still going through this process. we’re still going through this process. we’re still going through this process. I don’t know what will finally make this I don’t know what will finally make this I don’t know what will finally make this cycle break, cycle break, cycle break, but I do think that we’re still going but I do think that we’re still going but I do think that we’re still going through the cycle. So, I’m not here to through the cycle. So, I’m not here to through the cycle. So, I’m not here to weigh in on what’s right. I’m not here weigh in on what’s right. I’m not here weigh in on what’s right. I’m not here to weigh in on what countries are where. to weigh in on what countries are where. to weigh in on what countries are where. That’s for you to decide or for you to That’s for you to decide or for you to That’s for you to decide or for you to decide if maybe this is just an archaic decide if maybe this is just an archaic decide if maybe this is just an archaic theory. Um, but I do think theory. Um, but I do think theory. Um, but I do think there’s a lot of cycles and it just kind there’s a lot of cycles and it just kind there’s a lot of cycles and it just kind of makes sense because if you stop and of makes sense because if you stop and of makes sense because if you stop and think about it, like think about it, like think about it, like our whole world revolves around a cycle. our whole world revolves around a cycle. our whole world revolves around a cycle. We rotate around a star. The whole We rotate around a star. The whole We rotate around a star. The whole planet rotates and goes in a cycle. We planet rotates and goes in a cycle. We planet rotates and goes in a cycle. We have years, you know, you have a have years, you know, you have a have years, you know, you have a birthday. We have all We’re just like, I birthday. We have all We’re just like, I birthday. We have all We’re just like, I think biologically ingrained to be in think biologically ingrained to be in think biologically ingrained to be in these cycles. We have spring every year. these cycles. We have spring every year. these cycles. We have spring every year. We have holidays. We have Christmas. We We have holidays. We have Christmas. We We have holidays. We have Christmas. We have winter. I don’t know. I don’t know have winter. I don’t know. I don’t know have winter. I don’t know. I don’t know if there’s something to that, but I do if there’s something to that, but I do if there’s something to that, but I do believe that humans are in these cycles. believe that humans are in these cycles. believe that humans are in these cycles. I do think there’s something to this. I I do think there’s something to this. I I do think there’s something to this. I think they were very wise to see this so think they were very wise to see this so think they were very wise to see this so long ago. So, what do you think? I made long ago. So, what do you think? I made long ago. So, what do you think? I made this just to put the idea out there. Um, this just to put the idea out there. Um, this just to put the idea out there. Um, there are websites that explain this, there are websites that explain this, there are websites that explain this, but nothing like that has a good diagram but nothing like that has a good diagram but nothing like that has a good diagram and videos so you could click and you and videos so you could click and you and videos so you could click and you could see each uh video. If you hit could see each uh video. If you hit could see each uh video. If you hit play, it just plays the whole thing. But play, it just plays the whole thing. But play, it just plays the whole thing. But I wanted like a visualization in an I wanted like a visualization in an I wanted like a visualization in an animation that quickly explains this animation that quickly explains this animation that quickly explains this like really like really like really concisely. So that’s why I created it. I concisely. So that’s why I created it. I concisely. So that’s why I created it. I just find it really fascinating. I don’t just find it really fascinating. I don’t just find it really fascinating. I don’t think it’s like super black and white think it’s like super black and white think it’s like super black and white like society must through these I think like society must through these I think like society must through these I think it’s like shades of gray. I think so it’s like shades of gray. I think so it’s like shades of gray. I think so societies kind of slip in and out and societies kind of slip in and out and societies kind of slip in and out and then like through these cycles. I don’t then like through these cycles. I don’t then like through these cycles. I don’t think it’s like super black and white. think it’s like super black and white. think it’s like super black and white. Life is not black and white. There’s a Life is not black and white. There’s a Life is not black and white. There’s a lot of shades of gray but it’s really lot of shades of gray but it’s really lot of shades of gray but it’s really fascinating. I just am generally fascinating. I just am generally fascinating. I just am generally fascinated by this. I’m And thing that fascinated by this. I’m And thing that fascinated by this. I’m And thing that blows my mind is like they thought of blows my mind is like they thought of blows my mind is like they thought of this 2,000 years ago. Like this is this 2,000 years ago. Like this is this 2,000 years ago. Like this is really wild. This was actually not one really wild. This was actually not one really wild. This was actually not one of my quick easy ones. I It didn’t take of my quick easy ones. I It didn’t take of my quick easy ones. I It didn’t take a full week, but it took me like a good a full week, but it took me like a good a full week, but it took me like a good chunk of a week to build this. It’s chunk of a week to build this. It’s chunk of a week to build this. It’s really simple, too. So, that’s project really simple, too. So, that’s project really simple, too. So, that’s project 13. Lucky 13 of 25. Let me know what you 13. Lucky 13 of 25. Let me know what you 13. Lucky 13 of 25. Let me know what you think. Uh, I’m dying to hear what people think. Uh, I’m dying to hear what people think. Uh, I’m dying to hear what people think of this one. Um, I’m going to talk think of this one. Um, I’m going to talk think of this one. Um, I’m going to talk about in detail this plus other cycles about in detail this plus other cycles about in detail this plus other cycles and how I built this on my Patreon page. and how I built this on my Patreon page. and how I built this on my Patreon page. So, I officially have a Patreon page. I So, I officially have a Patreon page. I So, I officially have a Patreon page. I actually have real Patreons. This is actually have real Patreons. This is actually have real Patreons. This is super super exciting. Uh, I’m gonna put super super exciting. Uh, I’m gonna put super super exciting. Uh, I’m gonna put way more indepth content, uh, breakdowns way more indepth content, uh, breakdowns way more indepth content, uh, breakdowns on how I build things, sneak pe sneak on how I build things, sneak pe sneak on how I build things, sneak pe sneak previews, behind the scenes, lots and previews, behind the scenes, lots and previews, behind the scenes, lots and lots of stuff will be in the Patreon. lots of stuff will be in the Patreon. lots of stuff will be in the Patreon. Uh, I actually have real Patreons. I’m Uh, I actually have real Patreons. I’m Uh, I actually have real Patreons. I’m probably going to get a few more this probably going to get a few more this probably going to get a few more this week. I’m super pumped about this. Uh, week. I’m super pumped about this. Uh, week. I’m super pumped about this. Uh, so, thank you very much for those so, thank you very much for those so, thank you very much for those Patreon supporters I have now. I I feel Patreon supporters I have now. I I feel Patreon supporters I have now. I I feel like I’m actually becoming a real like I’m actually becoming a real like I’m actually becoming a real creator. I’m so so so excited by this. creator. I’m so so so excited by this. creator. I’m so so so excited by this. Um I just want to put out really Um I just want to put out really Um I just want to put out really interesting ideas, concepts, websites, interesting ideas, concepts, websites, interesting ideas, concepts, websites, entertaining stuff, thoughtprovoking entertaining stuff, thoughtprovoking entertaining stuff, thoughtprovoking things, and create it myself. I’m super things, and create it myself. I’m super things, and create it myself. I’m super pumped about this and I find I feel like pumped about this and I find I feel like pumped about this and I find I feel like I’m finally becoming a real true I’m finally becoming a real true I’m finally becoming a real true creator. So, thank you so much for your creator. So, thank you so much for your creator. So, thank you so much for your support. If you’re watching this, support. If you’re watching this, support. If you’re watching this, thank you so much. If you can just give thank you so much. If you can just give thank you so much. If you can just give this video a like, that would be a huge this video a like, that would be a huge this video a like, that would be a huge help. help. help. That’s it.